• By Car from East London:
• Take the N2 towards Umtata, 20km before town, look out for the Coffee Bay road and turn right. Travel on tar for 70km, and turn left unto the Umdumbi gravel road, travel for about 18km and turn right at the T-junction, follow for another 4km, keep to left at the fork in road, and continue another 3km and look out for big rock on ground directing you to Mdumbi Backpacker free parking area.
• Take a deep breath and congratulate yourself for making it to one of the most beautiful parts of South Africa.
• By bus from anywhere, we recommend using the BazBus, but they and all other main line buses stop at the Shell Ultra City, please pre-book shuttles with us.By Air, you can fly into East London, and travel with bus to N2 Mthatha Shell Ultra City, or fly direct into Umtata Airport, please phone to pre-book airport transfers.